Wednesday, August 20, 2014

NY Times Notes KC Downtown Development--Light Rail Combo

This dynamic downtown growth synergy in Kansas City built around light rail has been denied to Milwaukee by anti-urban, right-wing GOP politicians and conservative power-brokers who are led by Scott Walker, financed by the Bradley Foundation and promoted by suburbanite Journal Broadcast talk radio propagandists.

Here is the list Milwaukee is barred by right-wing politicking from joining:
Planned Light Rail Systems
The bigger, pro-highway ugly picture and suburban spending bias at the expense of cities (read: Milwaukee) in Wisconsin these days bars Amtrak, commuter rail.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

why would Milwaukee want to be on that list of loser, small-time cities, when Snott Walker can give contracts and make $ for his road builder friends?